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A View From My Porch: American Idioms and Colloquialisms—“Let’s Blow This Popsicle Stand!”

Several weeks ago, my nine-year-old grandson, William, was introduced to the expression, “Let’s blow this popsicle stand;” and he asked his dad what was it all about. He was referred […]

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